My old cat won't eat food that's been out more than a couple hours. Does this set up so that it will drop a small amount every few hours?
33856
Not really, gravity + your pet move the food into the bowl. I would say the bowl is equivalent to about a cup of food which goes quickly around here. If gravity + you pet happen to cause too much food out before your pet can eat then I can see the food getting stale. It's a pretty good system as far as price goes but there's nothing preventing your pet from dispensing food regularly.
33857
You can program for a total of 3 feedings a day only. I believe you could program the feedings close together but then there would be no more food for the rest of the day.
33858
well my water feeder was cracked and no one has got back with me yet and as for the food feeder it ok i guess but i do have to make the food come on down with my hand. i would not buy this for my pet if i were going out of town because they would starve .............
33859
No it's not set up that way. I think you may need the electric portion feeder type. This one only drops when they have eaten everything out of the bowl.
458337
Sorry, I am not qualified to answer this, as I'm only a cat owner. I would think the internet would have an answer, as well as a vet. I just give my cat about 2 tablespoons of canned cat food that I've mixed the medication into. He has dry food the rest of the time.
111812
This bowl has a section that you can put an ice pack to keep the food fresher longer. It works well for my very food obsessed cat. It will not keep the food cold for 24 hour but does keep it cold enough for an over night.
1878866
Oh yes, it happens in my home. One of my cats acts like I never feed him, we'll call him fatcat. I use the Wonderbowl for skinnycat and put it on top of the refrigerator so its a little deterrent for fatcat. However, I have caught fatcat up there many times waiting for skinnycat to decide to eat. I don't really have a solution but canned air seems to bother fatcat, so I use that as a deterrent. Mealtime is a circus in my home :)
1434959
Yes, none of my active, hungry, too lazy to want to use the feeder appropriately until there was no other choice, cats were able to tip it. They were so spoiled that until the bottom was completely empty they didn't bother trying to get into it until shown twice and left with no other choice but it has helped keep them busy ever since. i really do prefer this one over other attempts at cat dishes that are made to make them work for it.
213817
After the feeder stops rotating, it will stop until the next feeding. There's a little removable plate that covers the open feeder, so if you have filled the feeder and you don't want your cat to eat yet, the cover will lock in place and will open at the next feeding. If you keep that plate off, the slot used on the last feeding will stay there until it's time for the next one.
2203869
Mine seem drier than typical treats as well, but my cat still devours them; so it could be just a crust that's formed on the outside of the treat. He goes crazy when he hears the bag every day, so the hardening definitely hasn't diminished the taste!
351891
I only feed my cat wet food and use the automatic feeder all the time. He gets fed a small amount every 4 hours, and it seems to stay fresh when I fill it up with 5 servings. The food does not get hard and stale on top like it does if it is sitting out in a dish for hours. My kitty eats it without complaining, so it must be fine. He is picky so if it did not taste good, he would not touch it.
293652
Yes, it can. I set mine (2 meal model) to go off 2 hrs and again at 4 hrs after I put it down. My cat eats small frequent meals for his diabetes and this thing has been a godsend!
1422484
i would say no. i give it along with wet and a good dry food.you should check with a vet first just like humans every cat is different.hope this helps
1312303
To add to J White's very useful comment: if you don't know the power went out (and for how long), you won't know right away that the sleep time has changed. This could, in certain circumstances, result in the Cat Genie starting a cycle just as you give the cat(s) a meal. In that case, it might not be done by the time it's needed.
52495
Yes, as the cat eats, more comes down, inside stays fresh. We had to leave our Jac for several days with a gal checking on him every 3 days, all went well, we came home to a safe Jac but he was very happy to have us back.
858947
Check feeder for food clogging. You can also email the company, they are very helpful.
620896
Our cat wouldn't eat anything for awhile. We had to syringe feed it to start then his liver enzymes got better (from eating) and he will now.... it depends on what is wrong with your cat.
1512368
I have very little food spillage. I fill to about 3/4 full. I have never seen my cats dig into the food with their paws but yours might be doing that.
437281
Cats' digestive systems are built to handle raw meat just fine, so I wouldn't worry about that. However they really are supposed to be treats so if there's still some left in the bowl when you get home from work, you're probably over-feeding.
2217573
My cat used to do that with my other feeder but this one does not allow for that. There is a plastic sort of "paddle wheel" inside that dispenses the food so it pretty much stops them from doing it (except for what ever is left on the wheel).